Nature and science
Parks Canada scientists and Indigenous knowledge holders work together to conserve nature. We create and manage protected areas. We protect species and habitats. We help nature adapt to climate change. We restore natural areas.
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Create and support new protected areas
Parks Canada and partners create, grow, and manage protected areas.
Restore and recover nature
Parks Canada works to restore and recover plant and animal species and their home.
Climate change and protected areas
Parks Canada works with nature to reduce the effects of climate change, and to help us adapt.
Indigenous leadership in conservation
Indigenous peoples have stewarded landscapes for millennia. Together we protect and restore nature.
Protect nature across lands and waters
Species live in and out of protected areas. Parks Canada collaborates to protect nature across boundaries.
Wildlife webcams and remote cameras
Our cameras capture the wild lives of wildlife.
Parks Canada conservation
Explore the top stories from the front lines of our science and conservation work.
Collaborative stewardship with Mi'kmaq Earth Keepers of Nova Scotia
Working together to learn about and monitor the endemic Sable Island Sweat Bee at Sable Island National Park Reserve.
A healthy dose of fire: prescribed fires at Parks Canada
Parks Canada has used prescribed fire as a tool for over 40 years to restore ecosystems.
Connecting wildlife habitats for a healthy planet
Nature needs its connections, big and small.
Making roads safer for wildlife at Parks Canada
We’re all in the driver’s seat to make a difference for wildlife!
Saving cold water loving fish in mountain national parks
Parks Canada is restoring threatened Westslope Cutthroat Trout and aquatic ecosystems in Alberta.
Environmental DNA at Parks Canada
Parks Canada is using eDNA across the country to help monitor and restore healthy ecosystems.
Invasive species: aquatic ecosystems under stress at Parks Canada
Parks Canada and partners are using innovative ways to tackle aquatic invasive species.
Restoring a quiet environment for whales
Canada’s protected waters are home to many at-risk whales. Keeping waters as quiet as possible is key for their survival.
Birds and climate change: can they stay or will they go?
By 2050, one in four birds in Parks Canada places may need to find new homes as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions.
National urban parks: conserve and connect, together
Parks Canada is collaborating with partners to protect a network of natural areas in urban centers.
Bison and the power of partnerships
Protecting bison cannot be done alone. Parks Canada works in partnership with many Indigenous communities to help bison grow and thrive.
Care for the land: Parks Canada works to control invasive alien species
Parks Canada works with many groups to protect threatened ecosystems and wildlife from IAS.
More national marine conservation areas for healthier environments, communities, and livelihoods
Parks Canada is leading and supporting the creation of 10 new NMCAs by 2025.
Nature and science videos
Learn about our conservation work to protect and restore nature, and how you can help.
Watch our videos to learn more
Take part in conservation
There are lots of ways to get involved in protecting nature.
Learn how to help protect the places you love
Citizen science
National program for ecological corridors
To continue to play their important role, protected and conserved areas must also be connected. That is where ecological corridors come into play.
Learn more about connected landscapes
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